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Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 31, 2025.

Carney to seek trade breakthrough, reset in relations during China trip

Trip marks major pivot after years of fraying relations and last year’s foreign interference report, as Carney looks to offset economic damage from Trump’s tariffs

Steven Chase

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TEHRAN, IRAN - JANUARY 12: Security forces are seen during a pro-government rally on January 12, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Tehran's Enqelab Square on Monday, as Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, made a speech denouncing western intervention in Iran, following ongoing anti-government protests. In recent days, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened military action if Iranian security forces kill protesters. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

U.S. weighs response to Iran’s protest crackdown as reported death toll reaches 646

Trump is considering a range of potential responses including cyberattacks and direct strikes, sources say

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A worker at the construction site of the Federal Reserve headquarters, after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat to bring a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over Mr. Powell's management of renovations of the building, in Washington, on Monday.

Trump’s escalating attack on the Fed draws pushback, muted market reaction

All three living former Fed chairs have issued a warning about the erosion of the central bank’s independence

Mark Rendell

5 min read

Photographer Amber Bracken, who was arrested in 2021 while covering Wet'suwet'en First Nation resistance to the construction of the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline, arrives with Carol Linnitt of news outlet The Narwhal (left) and lawyer Sean Hern (right) for the first day of their lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for breach of Charter rights, wrongful arrest and wrongful detention, near the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

Photojournalist’s arrest at B.C. pipeline standoff weakens democracy, lawyer argues in civil trial

Lawyer for the RCMP, provincial and federal governments argues the trial is not about how police treat media as a whole

Mike Hager

4 min read

Cuban-flagged tanker Pastorita anchors near the Matanzas terminal in Cuba on Jan. 7. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba.

Cubans brace for tougher times as Trump says he’ll cut off Venezuelan oil deliveries

Cuba’s economy has been battered by Trump’s sanctions, and the loss of Venezuelan oil is a further blow

Ed Augustin, Reed Lindsay and Dariel Pradas

4 min read

From baby care to seniors, the Midtown Kingston Health Home is looking to act as a fully encompassing community health hub. Since its opening in late July, the clinic has provided primary care to community members and un-rostered patients on Health Care Connect Lists in the surrounding Kingston neighbourhoods. The health home is currently leasing a former family doctor practice, waiting to move in to a nearby newly renovated permanent location in the coming years.

More than five million Canadians struggle to access primary care - Kingston, Ontario is no exception. With practitioners retiring, years-long wait times for family doctors and a lack of clinics accepting patients, the city has turned to new approaches to help its population get medical care. The Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) is testing out a new program that connects thousands of patients in a geographical area with a local multidisciplinary team of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, dieticians and metal health workers.
October 22, 2024.
(Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

Ontario touts drop in number of residents lacking primary-care providers

More than 275,000 enrolled with a family doctor or nurse practitioner in first nine months of 2025

Kelly Grant and Jeff Gray

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People walk north on Bay St. as they head to work in Toronto’s Financial Dsitrict on July 9, 2025. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Ontario’s new rules around hiring and pay transparency lack enforcement, lawyers say

Employers must now disclose salary range or hourly wage bracket in job postings, among other obligations

Vanmala Subramaniam

4 min read

Katie Uhlaender, of the United States, slides during fourth run at the skeleton world championships, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Canada’s skeleton team denies accusations of Olympic sabotage by U.S. slider

Canada withdrew four of six women at a North American Cup race, reducing the amount of qualification points available to the winner

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McDonald’s lowering value meal prices as cash-strapped customers cut back on dining out

Susan Krashinsky Robertson

FILE - An exit sign is shown at a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh on Saturday, April 23, 2022. McDonald's reports their earnings Tuesday, Jan. 31. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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Manulife taps Vancouver-based veritree’s technology for its reforestation program

Jeffrey Jones

Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Manulife Financial Corp. is boosting its quarterly dividend 12 per cent after it capped a stronger 2019 with net earnings more than doubling in the fourth quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

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Edmonton hospital doctors urge province to keep inpatient beds open

Alanna Smith

A treatment room in the emergency department at Peter Lougheed hospital is pictured in, Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Nurses in Alberta are set to vote later this month on a mediator's recommended settlement with their employers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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Carney to meet with Coastal First Nations to discuss resource projects

Stephanie Levitz and Justine Hunter

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, France on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

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U.S. trial begins over deaths of three Ontario passengers in 2019 Boeing crash

Eric Atkins

Manant Vaidya, who lost three generations of family members in the March, 2019, crash of an Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing aircraft, speaks at a news conference in April, 2019, in Chicago.

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Toronto-area jeweller accused of laundering funds for Ryan Wedding made money on crypto, poker

Jill Mahoney

A staff member moves a wanted poster for Canadian fugitive Ryan James Wedding during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Ontario Power Generation seeks rate increase for electricity from nuclear plants

Matthew McClearn

The Pickering Nuclear Generation Station in January, 2020. In November the Ontario government approved the $26.8-billion refurbishment of four aging reactors at the station.

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Two Liberal MPs cut Taiwan trip short ahead of Carney’s China visit

Steven Chase

FILE PHOTO: The Grand Hotel stands near the Taipei skyline, with construction cranes in the background in Taipei, Taiwan, October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

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As latest phase of World Cup ticket sales set to close, FIFA says demand shatters previous records

Simon Houpt

A giant model of the official Trionda pro match ball for the FIFA 2026 World Cup is displayed inside the Adidas store in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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Have high cholesterol? Follow this science-backed diet, even partially, to lower your level

The Portfolio Diet is a lesser-known but powerful regimen that has been clinically proven to significantly reduce cholesterol

Leslie Beck

Plant products such as soy-based foods are a pillar of the Portfolio Diet, a science-backed way to lower bad cholesterol.

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How retirement is rewiring my brain’s approach to spending

Rob Carrick

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I told my senior dog it’s okay to go chase squirrels in the sky, but she had other plans

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A well-timed entry to investing helped this Calgary couple buy a $550,000 townhouse

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Opinion

JPMorgan is ditching shareholder advisory firms in favour of AI. This is a reckoning

Aaron Boles

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Milos Raonic, a model Canadian athlete, calls it a career

Cathal Kelly

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Why Canada should make a bid to host the United Nations headquarters

Mark Raymond and David Welch

The United Nation flag waves in the wind on the top of a UN building in Geneva, Switzerland, June 14, 2021.

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This will be the real test of Mark Carney’s visit to China

Vina Nadjibulla

Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of a meeting in Gyeongju on Oct. 31, 2025.

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The protests in Iran echo past uprisings. But this time, they feel different

Dennis Horak

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities, and included economic slogans, to political and anti-government ones. (Photo by MAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

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The AI arms race in the job market

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Job seekers are increasingly using AI to write applications, while employers are using AI to screen applications.

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Business & Finance

A customer browses men's shirts at National Thrift in Toronto, Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)

Good luck finding those vintage clothes at thrift prices

Bianca Thompson

4 min read

"Is that critical minerals?" U.S. Vice-President JD Vance tours a U.S. military base in Greenland last March.

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Chris Wilson-Smith

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What is Canada’s place in this fragmented new world?

Kevin Yin

5 min read

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Venezuela’s oil is coming back. So, stick with Suncor

Beyond the geopolitics, the Calgary-based company has good fundamentals

David Berman

4 min read

December 31, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail) - DO NOT IDENTIFY

How Kelvin and Rosita, both 64, can transfer wealth to their four kids with an estate freeze

Dianne Maley

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Done Deal, 665 Cook Rd., No. 434, Kelowna

Added bedrooms help in sale of Kelowna ranch-style home

Kerry Gold

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Shayne Savage, a retired police officer who is now a flight attendant for Porter Airlines.
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A retired police officer takes his second act to the sky

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Opinion and Analysis

EDMONTON, CANADA - MAY 3:
A participant holds a placard reading 'Alberta USA 51st State. Our ONLY Choice for Prosperity' as Alberta sovereigntists and supporters gather outside the Alberta Legislature following the federal election victory of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government and the tabling of new independence-related legislation by Premier Danielle Smith’s UCP government, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on May 3, 2025.
A smaller group of counter-protesters demonstrated nearby, highlighting concerns over Indigenous treaty rights and the broader implications of provincial separation. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

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A referendum in Alberta could be Donald Trump’s 51st state opportunity

Tony Keller

4 min read

A board overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows an intraday number above 1,600 for the S&P 500, Friday, May 3, 2013. A mixed strategy of investing in growth stocks and dividends allows investors to run with both the bulls and the bears.

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DIY investors should ignore Venezuela and do this instead

Anita Bruinsma

4 min read

FILE PHOTO: Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly, is seen at a Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo

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Taking weight-loss drugs could mean spending less on food, but is it worth it?

Preet Banerjee

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The McGill University campus on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Montreal.

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Ottawa is dangling money for American researchers. But what about our own?

John Turley-Ewart

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Life & Culture

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What makes a word ‘Canadian’? These linguistic warriors are working hard to find out

From ‘Canadiano’ to ‘duotang,’ the origins of Canadian terms are often anything but straightforward

A Rooster coffee shop in Toronto with the “Americano” name covered up by a “Canadiano” sign, nearly 11 months since tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump spurred a “Buy Canadian” movement.
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(Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail)

Leah Eichler

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2026 Golden Globes: The best, worst and most Heated Rivalry moments from the awards show turned gambling ad

Barry Hertz

Seth Rogen poses with the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy award for "The Studio" next to Chase Sui Wonders at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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All praise to Amanda Seyfried as she leads the heavenly musical The Testament of Ann Lee

Barry Hertz

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Amanda Seyfried, center, in a scene from "The Testament of Ann Lee." (Searchlight Pictures via AP)

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Golden Globes 2026: The best celebrity red carpet looks

Elio Iannacci

Teyana Taylor poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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